How common is the surname Sasser?

7,272 people in the United States had the surname Sasser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,457 Americans. It ranked 4,845th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sasser?

Jim Sasser, American politician (1936–2024), followed by Marcus Sasser.

Where is the surname Sasser most common?

Wikidata records people named Sasser in the United States.

Is the surname Sasser getting more or less common?

More common. 7,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,272 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Sasser

A surname, carried by 7,272 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sasser is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,272 people named Sasser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,457 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,029.

#4,845

rank among US surnames

7,272

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,613)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,836	Bare	7,291	42,346
#4,837	Das	7,289	42,358
#4,838	Lowman	7,284	42,387
#4,839	McKeon	7,283	42,393
#4,840	Creighton	7,282	42,398
#4,841	Knudson	7,278	42,422
#4,842	Walling	7,275	42,439

Who is named Sasser

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Sasser identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sassers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Sasser
American politician (1936–2024)
Marcus Sasser
American basketball player (born 2000)
Jason Sasser
American basketball player (born 1974)
Jeryl Sasser
American basketball player (born 1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sasser

Sasser has the Soundex code S260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S260.

Questions

How common is the surname Sasser?: 7,272 people in the United States had the surname Sasser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,457 Americans. It ranked 4,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sasser?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Sasser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sasser?: Jim Sasser, American politician (1936–2024), followed by Marcus Sasser.
Where is the surname Sasser most common?: Wikidata records people named Sasser in the United States.
Is the surname Sasser getting more or less common?: More common. 7,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,272 in 2010, up 3.5%.